Irregularly Spelled High-Frequency Words
1. An Overview of Irregularly Spelled High-Frequency Words
![The word "would" with a heart over "oul"](https://files.readinguniverse.org/Graphics/common-irregular-words-graphic-02-reading-universe.jpg)
![The word "for" with a heard over the "or"](https://files.readinguniverse.org/Graphics/common-irregular-words-graphic-03-reading-universe.jpg)
![Breakdown of high frequency words that can and can't be decoded](https://files.readinguniverse.org/Graphics/common-irregular-words-graphic-04-reading-universe.jpg)
“A sight word is a word that is instantly and effortlessly recalled from memory, regardless of whether it is phonically regular or irregular. A ‘sight-word vocabulary’ refers to the pool of words a student can effortlessly recognize.”
— David A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
![Graphic of a bed and a sheep with sounds mapped](https://files.readinguniverse.org/Graphics/what-is-orthographoc-mapping-reading-universe.jpg)
![breakdown of the word "said"](https://files.readinguniverse.org/Graphics/common-irregular-words-graphic-01-reading-universe.jpg)
“Children vary in the amount of practice that is required for fluency and automaticity in reading to occur. Some youngsters can read a word only once to recognize it again with greater speed; others need 20 or more exposures. The average child needs between four and 14 exposures to automatize the recognition of a new word.”
— G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D. on Reading Rockets
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Dolch Word List by Phonics Spelling Pattern
The Dolch Word list is a set of 300 frequently used English words, many of which are decodable. Here they are organized by phonics pattern.
The Dolch Word list is a set of 300 frequently used English words, many of which are decodable. Here they are organized by phonics pattern.